Thread: dead burned grass

So I have a couple areas of my lawn that burned when I wasnt watering like I should have. They are probably about 10X20 areas right on the edge of two hills that get the most sun. I have been watering them a lot trying to get the areas to "green up" but I think its a lost cause the dead grass is really thick and about 2 inches of mashed down brown stuff. I tried raking it out, but that wasnt really working well (too thick and stuck in). Any suggestions? I'm thinking of just waiting until next spring and making sure I get water on it in time or taking the layer of sod off. If I choose the latter whats the easiest way to do that?

This a somewhat new lawn (3 years old) and it was installed very uneven. They put the topsoil down just before a huge rainstorm that lasted for days causing lots of flooding and washed a lot of my soil away, making it uneven and a bear to mow. I am always concerned about the crowns and cutting them a bit short